Martha L. Tietjen

Martha L. Tietjen, 72, of Clarks Summit, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013. She was the loving wife of John Tietjen.

Martha was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and was the daughter of the late William and Marion (Saunders) Lawson.

Martha had many interests, but her favorite things were knitting, reading, attending plays in New York City, dancing, spending time with family and watching reality TV shows.

She is survived by her sons, John Tietjen and his companion, Lori Riede Dunlop, of Paradise Valley, and Christopher Tietjen and his wife, Sharon, of Lisbon, Conn.; her daughter, Jennifer Burrier and her husband, Richard, of Newfoundland; her grandchildren, Erin Donahue, Michael Tietjen, Sarah Burrier, Maxwell Burrier, Aaron Tietjen and Courtney Dugas; and her great-grandchild, Brayden Donahue.

There will be a viewing from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Bolock Funeral Home & Crematory, 6148 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco. Father Robert Criste-Troutman will conduct a funeral service beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family would like to send special thanks to everyone who works as part of the eighth-floor nursing staff and third-floor hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Thank you to the physical therapy team at Allied.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077.